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Rebels Surround Hama from Three Sides
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Rebels Surround Hama from Three Sides

Syrian rebels are reported to be surrounding the important city of Hama from three directions – despite the fact that regime forces have launched a counter-offensive against the jihadist group HTS, which has controlled Aleppo since last week. More than 700 people have been killed during the latest escalation
Swedish man goes missing from sailboat in the Atlantic
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Swedish man goes missing from sailboat in the Atlantic

Unclear if Kristersson's South Korea visit will take place
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Unclear if Kristersson's South Korea visit will take place

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is in Japan and had planned to visit South Korea together with three other ministers on Thursday. After a military state of emergency has been introduced in South Korea, it is unclear whether the visit can take place
Expels Chinese Diplomats After Cable Break
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Expels Chinese Diplomats After Cable Break

Lithuania has announced that three of China's diplomats must leave the country. China reacts angrily to what is described as "provocative" and groundless actions
Murder investigation on ice – suspect fled to Gaza
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Murder investigation on ice – suspect fled to Gaza

The police are putting the murder investigation into a suspected double murder in Nässjö last spring on ice. The man who is suspected of the murders is believed to have fled to Gaza, reports Sveriges Radio Ekot
Russia: Strikes back against rebels in Syria
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Russia: Strikes back against rebels in Syria

The death toll is rising in Syria, where jihadists have seized the country's second-largest city. In three provinces in the northern parts of the country, Russia claims to be helping to push back against the rebels
Jihadists are said to have control over Aleppo
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Jihadists are said to have control over Aleppo

In a lightning-fast offensive, jihadists and Turkey-backed militias with joint forces have captured Aleppo, Syria's second-largest city. Russia and Iran express concern over the development while Syria's dictator Bashar al-Assad promises to defeat the "terrorists"
Ukraine: Georgia wants to be on Russia's side
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Ukraine: Georgia wants to be on Russia's side

China: Ready to Cooperate on Cable Break
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China: Ready to Cooperate on Cable Break

China says it is willing to cooperate with affected countries to investigate what happened when two data cables in the Baltic Sea were damaged. China and Sweden have close communication, says Mao Ning at the Chinese Foreign Ministry, according to the AFP news agency
Malmer Stenergard: No one injured in embassy attack
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Malmer Stenergard: No one injured in embassy attack

Sweden's embassy in Moscow has been vandalized, writes Dagens industri.
Three Uzbeks arrested for murder of rabbi
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Three Uzbeks arrested for murder of rabbi

Three Uzbeks have been arrested by police in the United Arab Emirates for the murder of the Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan, who disappeared on Thursday and was later found dead, according to the country's interior ministry.
Tourist boat has sunk in the Red Sea – many missing
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Tourist boat has sunk in the Red Sea – many missing

A diving boat with 45 people on board has sunk in the Red Sea off the Egyptian Marsa Alam. According to the authorities, 16 people are still missing – including a Finnish citizen
Norway: Will Arrest Netanyahu if He Comes Here
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Norway: Will Arrest Netanyahu if He Comes Here

Norway will arrest Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he sets foot in the country, the Foreign Ministry in Oslo tells Norwegian TV2.
Six young people dead from toxic alcohol – Laos apologizes
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Six young people dead from toxic alcohol – Laos apologizes

The government of Laos is "deeply saddened" after several young tourists died after drinking alcohol in the tourist town of Vang Vieng.
Orbán defies ICC – invites Netanyahu
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Orbán defies ICC – invites Netanyahu

Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of the EU's presidency country Hungary, defies the ICC's arrest warrant against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by inviting him to Hungary.
Putin: Tested new medium-range missile
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Putin: Tested new medium-range missile

Russia has tested a new medium-range missile in an attack on Ukraine, according to President Vladimir Putin, thereby confirming an American assessment. Kyiv has claimed that it was an intercontinental missile
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns Swedes after several deaths in Laos
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns Swedes after several deaths in Laos

As backpacker tourists, they partied around in the tourist town of Vang Vieng in Laos. But the drinks seem to have contained deadly methanol
Hong Kong imprisons democracy profiles
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Hong Kong imprisons democracy profiles

45 democracy profiles are sentenced to prison by a court in Hong Kong. They have been declared guilty of subversive activities, according to a security law introduced at the request of Beijing
Queen Silvia Ill - Will Not Participate in State Visit
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Queen Silvia Ill - Will Not Participate in State Visit

Musk has met with Iran's UN chief
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Musk has met with Iran's UN chief

The Trump advisor and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has had a meeting with Iran's UN ambassador in New York. It took place at Musk's request, reports The New York Times
Macron ahead of the match: Will not yield to anti-Semitism
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Macron ahead of the match: Will not yield to anti-Semitism

USA: No new limits for military support to Israel
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USA: No new limits for military support to Israel

Israel has improved the influx of emergency aid to Gaza sufficiently enough for the USA not to restrict its military support to the country. This is stated by the US Department of State, which despite this criticizes Israel for not doing enough to help the humanitarian situation in Gaza
Former Presidential Advisor: Crimea is Lost
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Former Presidential Advisor: Crimea is Lost

Ukraine must look realistically at the path to peace and give up the Crimean Peninsula, according to one of Donald Trump's advisors. At the same time, Russia says it is willing to listen to proposals from the USA's future president on ways to end the war in Ukraine
Norway: Limit arms exports to Israel
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Norway: Limit arms exports to Israel

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